Sway Bar Bushings

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Would these cause the truck to make a squeaking noise over bumps? I have a squeak and got under the truck to look around. The passenger side lower ball joint is busted, but other than that, all the other ball joints look fine.

The sway bar bushings look dried up, would that make a squeak? It's only when I go over bumps/on bumpy roads and it's very annoying and embarrassing.

And it's not like a normal squeak, it kinda reminds me of this sound, over and over....

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lol i know! It for real sounds like that! lol as stupid as it sounds
 

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I would start by replacing all of the components, ball joints, lower control arm bushings, sway bar bushings. You'll have to tear the whole front suspension apart but in a day you should be able to get it all done and you'll be squeak free!!!

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Sounds like a plan,
Quick question though, lookin at the sway bar bushings, there are 2 options:

34mm or 36mm... which do I have???
 

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I think its the 34mm. Hopefully someone can chime in to correct me if I'm wrong lol. You can get all the parts at rockauto.(besides the sway bar bushings) lol good luck!!

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Uh before ya go nuts.....a can of wd 40, and some spraying will isolate the squeak for ya. Spray a component, then get it too squeak, repeat til you find the hidden mario!
 

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Ugh...........sounds like a complete pita
 

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It's not that bad, just gotta get the loaner tools for the ball joints.

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vs. ripping the whole front end apart? yea lol
 
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Hahaha! Well I sprayed WD-40 on those sway bar bushings yesterday and it didn't help at all... so I have no clue what it could be other than my ball joints.

I know for a fact the driver's side lower is busted, it's just hard to get up under the truck and look since it's lowered lol
 

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Me and Weedahoe had mine apart, put more lift on and had it all put back together in like 7 hrs.... With taking breaks lol you tack on another hr for the changing of the ball joints.

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It's not that bad, just gotta get the loaner tools for the ball joints.

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not on a o6..........
Hahaha! Well I sprayed WD-40 on those sway bar bushings yesterday and it didn't help at all... so I have no clue what it could be other than my ball joints.

I know for a fact the driver's side lower is busted, it's just hard to get up under the truck and look since it's lowered lol

Upper A frame bushings.........Thats my guess, and yeah ball joints need replaced.
 
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Man, I remember trying to get my ball joints to release when I was trying to put on my lowering spindles, they would not pop loose, even with a BFH! But that was trying to not mess them up, I guess with not having to worry about messing them up while takin em out, it wouldn't be such a big deal....

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So is it hard to replace the upper/lowers? I know the upper comes as the entire A arm,
It looks easy looking at it, but not sure if it really is....
 

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Man, I remember trying to get my ball joints to release when I was trying to put on my lowering spindles, they would not pop loose, even with a BFH! But that was trying to not mess them up, I guess with not having to worry about messing them up while takin em out, it wouldn't be such a big deal....

:beatdeadhorse5:

The tool looks like a tie rod splitter , but a lil' beefier..........tear that **** up lil' girl!
 

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oh and yes once they are apart, they bolt and sost hammer into place. I would replaace with poly bushings, they will never need replaced and will never squeak again.
 

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rent , never buy..........how many ball joints are ya gonna do? For that matter pickling thingy's?
 
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